FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL WITH EMBEDDED SOLAR CELLS FOR STRATOSPHERIC VEHICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - Patent 1055257

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EP 1 055 257 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/48

(21)	Application number: 98966012.1

(22)	Date of filing: 18.12.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01L 31/048, H01L 31/02, H01L 31/05, B64B 1/02, B64B 1/14

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9826/927

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9933/121 (01.07.1999 Gazette 1999/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

19.12.1997 US 994948

(71)	Applicant: Sky Station International, Inc.
	Washington, DC 20009 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LEE, Yee-Chun Cabin John, MD 20818 (US) CHEN, Sam, Ming-San Silver Spring, MD 20904 (US) LIN, Yu-Lun College Park, MD 20740 (US) MASON, Brandon Pocomoke, MD 21851 (US) NOVAKOVSKAIA, Elena, A. Springfield, VA 22152 (US) CONNELL, Valentine, R. Pasadena, MD 21122 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lorenz, Werner
	Lorenz & KollegenPatent- und RechtsanwaltskanzleiFasanenstrasse 7 89522 Heidenheim 89522 Heidenheim (DE)

(54)	FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL WITH EMBEDDED SOLAR CELLS FOR STRATOSPHERIC VEHICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION